After Raising the Price on V-Bucks, Epic Games is Laying Off Over 1000 Employees | Console Creatures
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney announced over 1,000 employees are being laid off, citing lower-than-expected engagement for live-service games in 2025 and broader industry challenges. This follows a price increase for V-bucks and previous layoffs in 2023. The company is also shutting down modes like Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival.
- Entities
- Company: Disney
- Company: Epic Games
- Topic: Layoffs
- Game: Fortnite
- Topic: Live Service Games
- Person: Tim Sweeney
- Game: Fortnite Festival
- Game: Rocket Racing
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